Brian Bolus
John Brian Bolus
Born: 31 January 1934, Whitkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire
Major Teams: Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, England.
Known As: Brian Bolus
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v West Indies at Leeds, 4th Test, 1963
Last Test: England v India at Kanpur, 5th Test, 1963/64
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 12 0 496 88 41.33 0 4 2 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 3 0 16 0 - - 0 0 - 5.33
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1956 - 1975)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 469 833 81 25598 202* 34.03 39 142 201 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1736 886 24 36.91 4-40 0 0 72.3 3.06
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1963 - 1976)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 143 141 13 3110 100* 24.29 1 18 44 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 6 0 7 0 - - 0 0 - 7.00
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Brian Bolus was unfortunate not to play more than his seven Tests.
His average of over 40 reflects consistent run-scoring and he rarely
failed. Possibly his inability to turn good starts into
centuries told against him, with none of his four Test fifties taking
him any higher than 88. He had a good tour of India in 1963-64, yet
oddly was not considered to play against Australia in 1964, despite
England initially struggling to find an opening pair. By the end of
that series, however, Boycott and Edrich were firmly established in
that position and Bolus did not get another opportunity.
He was a good strokeplayer, particularly strong off his legs, with
a good cut and cover drive. In defence he favoured the use of
his rather large pads, and showed in his few Test appearances that he
was not overawed by the occasion, hitting Hall back over his head at
the Oval. He was also a useful left-handed medium pace bowler.
A Yorkshireman by birth, he debuted for his native county in 1956,
and played there for 7 years before moving to Nottinghamshire, whom he
eventually captained in 1972. He became the third player to be capped
by three counties when he moved again to captain Derbyshire in 1973,
before concluding a 19-year career in 1975 (DL,2000).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 02:04:05 GMT
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